There is an epidemic taking hold in America that appears immune to intervention or therapy, and despite the best effort of the nation’s brightest minds to find a cure, it seems likely to remain virulent, but limited to a particular segment of the population for the foreseeable future. The disease’s symptoms are beliefs with the strong conviction despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, and unlike beliefs based on confabulation, faulty or incomplete information, there are no known remedies for delusion. Unlike most severe mental disorders, this epidemic has a traceable beginning and a very predictable demise, but that is little comfort as it is just now reaching peak efficacy.

The current outrage and unfathomably ignorant claims from gun-fanatics that President Obama is sending federal forces to confiscate their precious firearms is a microcosm of the past four years of teabagger claims their liberties and freedoms are being trampled asunder. The fallacious claims go hand-in-hand with equally bogus charges the President is rending the Constitution apart in typical Fascist tyranny that leaves white, well-armed patriots little choice but to prepare for armed conflict to “reinstitute the basic tenets of the Constitution.” One might think the gun fanatics’ deluded claims the President is a dictator is the result of four years of tyranny, but the delusion began shortly after Obama’s inauguration and before the earliest stages of the healthcare reform debate. What is telling is that claims of tyranny, unconstitutional power grabs, and loss of liberty are the product of delusional thinking in that not one teabagger, gun fanatic, or real American can cite one instance of tyranny, loss of freedom, or unconstitutionality in any of the President’s actions. The overblown gun-control controversy is a perfect example of sheer delusion without a shred of proof the President is overstepping his Constitutional authority.

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The definition of tyranny is; arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power, despotic abuse of authority, or government ruled of a tyrant, and unconstitutionality is not in accord with the principles set forth in the constitution of a nation or state. Despite repeated requests for one instance of tyranny, orders to seize guns, or unconstitutional acts by President Obama, so-called patriots, teabaggers, and gun-fanatics cannot cite one example of their loss of freedom, and yet it has been a consistent cry from the right that began exactly four years ago. In fact, religious groups from Catholics to evangelicals and their legislative arm, the Republican Party, have decried their loss of liberty at not being allowed to unconstitutionally impose their personal religious dogmata on the rest of the nation, and it gets to the crux of the tyranny claims.

The conservative movement cannot comport they are disallowed by the Constitution to impose their extremist agenda on the rest of the nation, and when their tyranny is thwarted by the nation’s founding document, they cite Presidential tyranny. The delusional conservatives’ real issue is they still cannot accept the results of the last two general elections, or the will of the people, so they fabricate imaginary sleights against the Constitution, their freedoms, and for the past month, belief the President is coming to seize their guns.

The good news is the malcontents in the population, and cretins in positions of power decrying tyranny and unconstitutional power grabs by the President, are in the minority. It is true that the Revolutionary War (Gadsden) flags claiming “Don’t Tread on Me” are adorning gun-fanatics’ homes and vehicles, but they are not garnering support from the great majority of Americans who support common-sense gun controls, tax increases on the wealthy, and a balanced approach to deficit reduction championed by the President. The timing of the cries of tyranny so early in the President’s first term before he proposed any legislation or agenda inform that the real source of discontent is not gun control, healthcare reform, or economic policy, but the color of the President’s skin, and if it is not a matter of race, then it is purely delusional thinking.

Massachusetts State Representative David Linsky has filed a new bill that would force gun owners to undergo mental health background checks, pay an additional 25% tax on all forms of ammunition, and require firearms categorized as “assault weapons” to be stored outside of their homes at government approved sites.Natick Patch reported, via Black Listed News:

“This bill is a comprehensive effort to reduce all types of gun violence – murders, intentional shootings, accidental shootings and suicides. There is not one solution to reducing gun violence – we can’t eliminate it – but there are a lot of common-sense steps that we can take to significantly reduce the everyday tragedy of gun violence and deaths,” said Linsky…

…“I have spoken with hundreds of people over the past few weeks in developing this legislation – victims, police officers, criminologists, physicians, and yes – gun owners and sportsmen,” stated Linsky. “There are a lot of good ideas out there. We should all have one goal – reducing gun violence and trying to keep more tragedies from happening.”

Provisions in the bill include:•Having one standard of the issuance of all gun licenses, giving local police chiefs the ability to evaluate all aspects of an application for a gun license.•Requires proof of liability insurance for possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun.•Requires that all large capacity weapons and grandfathered assault weapons must be stored at gun clubs or target ranges.•Requires live shooting as part of the curriculum for a basic firearms safety course; this is not a current requirement.•Requires all applicants for gun licenses and FID cards to sign a waiver of mental health records for review to be destroyed after decision.•Imposes 25% sales tax on ammunition, firearms, shotguns, and rifles; dedicates funds towards firearms licensing, police training, mental health services, and victim’s services.• Brings Massachusetts into compliance with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).•Limits gun buyers to one firearm purchase per month.

That way if someone breaks in your house, all you have to do is run down to the local gun storage facility to get your guns. It makes perfect sense.

President Barack Obama's political operation began asking its wide network of backers Thursday to voice their support for the president's gun violence proposals, the first step in Obama for America's post-campaign iteration.

An email from Obama's 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina asks supporters to "stand with President Obama in tackling this critical issue," directing readers to a webpage with a button to express support for Obama's plan, which includes executive actions and legislative proposals to curb gun violence.

The appeal comes as Obama for America, the operation formed in 2007 to elect Obama to the White House, transitions from a political organization into an effort to rouse supporters behind Obama's policy initiatives.

Obama for America is holding an "Obama Campaign Legacy Conference" in Washington on Sunday, coinciding with the president's swearing-in ceremonies on Monday. Sara El-Amine, the organizer of the event, told supporters in an email the group would be "discussing and planning for the future of this movement."

Aside from large sessions focused on what's next for OFA, the agenda includes workshops on grassroots fundraising, earned media, and organizing seminars for specific voting blocs, including Latinos, African-Americans, and the LGBT community.

An informational packet sent to supporters says more than 4,000 former staff and volunteers will be in attendance.

Senior Obama campaign aides are currently working on the specifics of how to restructure Obama for America, but are considering several different options such as converting it to a 501(c)4 or perhaps a super PAC, a source familiar with the campaign told CNN last week.

The new campaign organization will be headed by Jim Messina, Obama's campaign manager who oversaw the president's victory over Republican Mitt Romney in November. Messina, Stephanie Cutter, Jennifer O'Malley Dillon and several other top Obama aides are working out the details.

The shrieking vagina Andrew Cuomo did discuss confiscation when they were ramming through New York's recent gun legislation behind closed doors at midnight. It's not a delusion. If they could do it without a violent, bloody reaction they would confiscate. The Democrats, the press, and the White House are beating the drum for more gun laws. Sandy Hook gave them the little 6 year old martyrs they needed and they are pressing hard to stiffle the rights of gun owners and every American.

They know it wouldn't have prevented the school shooting, they know that the last ban had no impact on violent crime rates, and they know know that criminals and nuts don't obey laws. Grabbing Ar15s and AK47s is something they have wanted to do for many decades for it's own sake. This is a fact, they tried it before. In the spirit of Rahm Emanuel they don't want to let a crisis go to waste. Liberals are driving this not Obama haters.